About 30 cents of every dollar spent on lottery tickets
goes to the State.The Indiana General Assembly and the State Budget
Committee allocate the profits for Capital projects and other Worthwhile
Causes.

Background
Information

Voters approved a lottery for
Indiana in November 1988 by a 62 percent majority, and the Lottery Act was
signed into law in May 1989. Ticket sales began with a bang  literally
 on October 13, 1989, as a cannon was fired at Pan American Plaza in
Indianapolis to celebrate the launch of the Hoosier Lottery. Within 24 hours,
8.19 million Hoosier Millionaire scratch tickets were sold.Some two weeks
later, the Hoosier Millionaire TV show made its debut, and the first million
dollar prize was awarded in early December.The Lotterys first draw
game, Lotto Cash, began in April 1990, followed by the daily numbers games
Daily 3 and Daily 4 in July. In October, the multistate Lotto*America was
introduced; after that game morphed into Powerball, the Hoosier Lottery holds
the distinction of having sold more winning Powerball jackpot tickets than any
other participating lottery.The Hoosier Lottery has a diverse lineup of
draw games in its current portfolio, including Powerball, Mega Millions,
Hoosier Lotto (and its companion game Tag 6), Mix & Match, Quick Draw,
Daily 3, Daily 4 and Lucky 5. And in addition to scratch games, pulltabs are
also available.The Lotterys early success allowed it to repay the $6
million startup loan to the state within the first year. Its mission has never
changed  to return maximum net income to the state in a socially
responsible manner. Lottery proceeds benefit three primary programs:

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